Above, Benjamin Turiano begins the process of making a cold-brewed coffee, which he ultimately pours into a tall glass, below.

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In the beginning, there was Maxwell House and Mr. Coffee, and it was good, or at least good enough, to the last drop. Then through Peet's and Starbucks, we learned the joys of freshly roasted specialty blends from countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Guatemala. We diligently added grinders, French presses, moka pots and, for those with a few thousand bucks to spare, imported espresso machines to our home arsenals of caffeine delivery devices.

Now a local coffee roaster that has recently moved from Webster to Rochester stands ready to orient Rochester coffee lovers to key elements of ...